Before The Ranch

Typing the last blog post (found here), I realized that I have been such a slacker...call it covid...call it motherhood....just call it life.  Life happens every single second of the day.  And you make time for what is important.  So, in all honesty, I guess that means this hasn't been important enough for me to work on.  

Ok, enough deep thoughts for one day.  Who's ready for all things new house??  And by new, I mean the newest house we've even owned, but isn't the most recent house we've owned? Clear as mud, right??  I'll just call it the new house for this post.

The new house was built in 2018 and we were the first people to have ever lived in it!  I guess in construction terms that's called a new build.  Of course, with a family of two dogs, 2 kids and one husband, new doesn't stay looking new for too long.

Before the new house, we lived in a 1908 Folk Victorian Farmhouse (I may have made that up).  Read more about that house here.  Here's (click here) all the info on why we moved and how the new house was when we bought it.

The style of the new house, would be modern farmhouse.  We loved the brand new everything.  But brand new, doesn't always mean perfect.  We still had a few things that had to get fixed during the first year...doors not latching....wrinkled carpet...water not getting hot...minor issues, but still not perfect (is anything every perfect???).

Here are a few photos of after we moved in...a few before and afters (I always love a good before and after).

Dining Room Before

Dining Room After

Living room before

Living Room Before

Living Room After

Living Room After

Kitchen Before

Kitchen Before

Kitchen After

Hobby Room Before

Hobby Room Before

Hobby Room After

Hobby Room (cloffice) After

Master Bedroom Before

Master Bedroom Before

Master Bedroom After

Master Closet Before

Master Closet After

Master Closet After

CJ's Room Before

CJ's Room After

CJ's Room After

CJ's Closet Before

CJ's Closet After

CJ's Closet After

Sof's Room Before

Sof's Room After

Back Porch Before

Back Porch After

Carriage (gym) House Before

Carriage (gym) house Before

Carriage (Gym) House After

Backyard Before

And then this!

One of the reasons we moved (not just to downsize and minimize our to do list) was because the new house had a deeper lot and the deeper lot meant that we could have a pool!! (More on that process in another post).  So, we put in a pool and and then decided to sell....WHAT??!!! SELL????!!!! 

ARE WE CRAZY??!! Probably, but I think the real problem is that I love change and may be what I call house commitment issues.  Although, my other half, most likely just says crazy.

So what now? Well, at this exact moment, I am sitting in my in-laws dining room (so thankful for the place to stay!) typing this post, because we own 3 houses and don't live in any of them!  Our new house is supposed to sell on Tuesday and the house we just bought is getting renovated and our 3rd house (the cabin - another post) has been rented solid since May (a good problem to have)! 

Cheers to new adventures!  Be sure to follow along on Instagram (@brooklynbdavis) for all the current shenanigans and more. 

ps...sorry for the wonky photos...they look great on my draft and then bam! I hit publish and they went all crazy...